Aaron Fullbright, 10, and Riley Sprueill, 2, play in the water at Lake Lowell, near Nampa, Idaho, as the late afternoon sun shines on the changing leaves lining the shore Oct 23, 2003.
October in Wyoming, 2003. This was the view at Oxbow Bend along the Snake River, with Mount Moran in the background (about 20 miles north of Jackson).
The fall moon shines in the sky above Longmere Lake in Sterling, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2003. Longer nights and a mostly clear sky provide a good stage for the descending moon near morning. The clear night also made way for colder temperatures after a week of rain.
Colton Carter, 8, takes a flying leap off a picnic table into a pile of leaves while playing in Sacajawea Park in Livingston, Mont., Oct. 16, 2003.
Hughes McElreath throws a pass to his friend Noal Walsh while they play a game of toss in Oxford, Miss., Oct. 16, 2003.
A pedestrian wheels a bicycle past decorative cornstalks that are tied to lampposts in celebration of autumn in downtown Keene, N.H., Oct. 16, 2003.
Leaves rest on the top of the Mohawk River under a cloudy sky, in Niskayuna, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2003.
Pink lady apples wait to be picked Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, in Kearneysville, W.Va., Oct. 18, 2003.
A man and his dog walk past a red maple in College Hill park in Wichita, Kan., Oct. 17, 2003.
A lone fisherman relaxes on a dock in the early morning sun of autumn, Oct. 11, 2003, in Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Autumn colors are reflected on Village Pond in Marlow, N.H., Oct. 10, 2003.
Tom Fickes and his 5-year-old grandson, Grant Fickes, take a walk in John C. Rudy County Park in York, Pa., Oct.16, 2003.
With autumn leaves ablaze with color, a worker blows fallen leaves towards Duck Creek at Devils Glen Park in Bettendorf, Iowa, Oct. 22, 2003.
A maple tree, which has just started changing colors, is shown during rush hour along Highway 141 in Duluth, Ga., Oct. 21, 2003.